"I'm a magician," Childermass offers as the simplest of explanations. Of course, that only works if Five knows what a magician even is, but now that they're out of immediate danger, he is in slightly less of a rush. He'll nod towards the askew doors and move to lead her that way, pace careful thanks to the sword — the damn thing's unwieldy to him, as he doesn't know much about swords, to begin with — braced against one shoulder.

"And we will have to do that a few more times," he adds. "It's the fastest way out with this place falling in on our heads."